Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 12:18:36 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > On Monday, October 31, 2016 at 8:47:17 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> > >
> > > > >> Actually I do, sometimes I eat more... you must be a very wussy
> > > > eater >> who can't eat a quart of veggies...
> > > > >
> > > > > Why is it a point of pride to eat a lot of food?
> > > > >
> > > > > Cindy Hamilton
> > > >
> > > > It's not a lot of food for me, I work hard all day every day...
> > >
> > > I don't care how much you eat, nor why you have the capacity to do so.
> > > Why is someone who eats little "wussy"? You take pride in eating
> > > a lot, and denigrate anyone who does not.
> > >
> > > People who work at a desk are as worthy as someone who works
> > > physically. Without desk workers, you wouldn't have an Internet,
> > > nor a computer to post to it. Sophisticated medical diagnostic
> > > equipment. Anti-lock brakes. Spy satellites and other
> > > surveillance equipment to tell us what the PRC is up to in the
> > > South China Sea.
> > >
> > > All of your physical work is just a hobby. I'm glad you enjoy it,
> > > and it's good that your lifetime of hard work has afforded you a
> > > comfortable retirement. But we'd all appreciate it if you would
> > > stop with the self-righteousness.
> > >
> > > Now that I've gotten that off my chest, I can say that I don't expect
> > > you to change one iota. You're too old to change.
> > >
> > > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> > He is who he is and aint gonna change.
>
> Oh, I know it. But I can't always sit by when I see a bully.
>
> > I laugh when he says it takes 2
> > 3lb chickens to feed one person. He hasn't done that lately but he
> > used to get all bent out of shape when the 3 of us here had leftovers
> > from one 2.5-3.5lb chicken.
>
> Lunch today was 1 pint vegetable soup, one slice of multigrain
> bread (drizzled with a bit of olive oil), and 1 ounce of
> cheddar cheese. I doubt he'd consider that a mouthful, but
> I'm actually a little uncomfortably full.


That is a decent lunch, it would sate me...but I can eat huge amounts of veg, a quart of salsa or whatever would be no problem (without any added carbs, fat, or protein).

[The amount of what Sheldon mentioned he ate on that particular day would probably seem parlous to an olden times farmer, they had to ingest huge amounts to fuel all that energy they expended...]

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Best
Greg